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Wolfgang Stockmeier
12+ albums
composerClassicalBachbaroqueorgan
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Wolfgang Stockmeier (13 December 1931 – 11 December 2015) was a German composer, church musician, concert organist and academic. From 1962, he was professor of music theory, organ playing and organ improvisation at the Musikhochschule Köln, and also lectured in Düsseldorf and Herford. He made more than 150 recordings of organ music. Career: Born in Essen, Stockmeier studied from 1951 music pedagogy and church music at the Musikhochschule Köln. He also studied musicology, German and philosophy at the Cologne University, promoted to PhD in 1957. From 1960, he lectured at the Musikhochschule music theory, organ playing and organ improvisation. He was appointed professor in 1962, and Kirchenmusikdirektor (KMD, director of church music), in 1970. He was director of the department of Protestant church music from 1974, succeeding Michael Schneider. He also lectured at the academies of church music in Düsseldorf and Herford. Stockmeier played almost 3000 organ concerts and made around 150 recordings, including of the complete organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach. He was from 2008 president of the association Hallische Musiktage which organises the festival Hallische Musiktage of contemporary music. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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J.S.Bach / Fantasie und Fuge c-moll BWV562 (Fragment, ergänzt von W. Stockmeier)
512Passacaglia C Minor, BWV 582
293Chorale Preludes, BWV 743 : Ach was ist doch unser Leben
244Canzona D Minor, BWV 588
225Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt BWV 705
206Fantasias G Major, BWV 572
207Chorale Preludes, BWV 692, BWV 693 : Ach Gott und Herr
198Das Jesulein soll doch mein Trost, mein Heiland sein BWV 702
199Fantasias C Major, BWV 570
1910Wir Christenleut BWV 710
18albums
J.S. Bach: Passacaglia, Trios und Eizelne Orgelstücke
J.S. Bach: Einzelne Choräle V-VI Und VII
J.S. Bach: Praeludien, Toccaten, Fantasien und Fugen VIII
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J.S.Bach / Das Orgelwerk1 (W. Stockmeier<org>) CD6 (前奏曲とﾌｰｶﾞ他 BWV560-567)
J.S. Bach: Kirnberger Choräle II-III Und Einzelne Choräle I
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J.S.Bach / Das Orgelwerk1 (W. Stockmeier<org>) [Disc 6] (前奏曲とﾌｰｶﾞ他 BWV560-567)
J.S. Bach: Driter Teil Der Klavierübung II, Kirnberger Choräle I
J.S. Bach: Orgelbüchlein V, Schübler-Choräle und Achtzihn Choräle I
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Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 8 (1977-1981)
Bach: Das Orgelwerk
J.S. Bach: Einzelne Choräle II-III Und IV
J.S. Bach: Praeludien, Toccaten, Fantasien und Fugen VI-VII